| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Space Cowboys (2000) |
| Director | Clint Eastwood |
| Writer | David S. Ward |
| Lead Actor | Clint Eastwood |
| Cast | Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, James Garner, Marcia Gay Harden |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama |
| Release Date | August 4, 2000 (United States) |
| Duration | 2h 12m (132 min) |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDb Rating | 6.4/10 |
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Although Cowboys is fiction, it still belongs in this category. It gives veteran action hero Clint Eastwood (unbelievably now 70) his first shot in a space suit. Doubtless the movie is inspired by the geriatric heroics of John Glenn, not to mention the poignance of early sound barrier test pilots like Chuck Yeager never getting a chance to go to the moon.
Four aged jet era pioneers (Clint plus Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and James Garner) attempt to rescue an equally aged, dangerously failing Russian satellite. (Unfortunately, rusty Soviet era technology is becoming a frequent motif in both fact and fiction.)
The first half of this film is light, astronauts in training stuff, pushing the age jokes as the older guys deal with their aching bodies and prove they don’t need rocking chairs. When Jones makes an impossible simulator landing without the help of a computer, we learn the value of experience.
Eastwood, who is also director and producer, plays a character in constant feisty conflict. There is plenty of action and excitement as the crew discovers the real peril of the damaged satellite. Actor Jones has most of the good romantic lines and makes a noble sacrifice right out of old World War II flicks. Aging stars bring wit and charisma to an old-comrades story with no sex or language baggage; an action-movie treat for youth and adults.
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